ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN DISTANT LEARNING

GEMMALYN C. AGULTO

One of the biggest inventions of man in modern era is the Technology. It play an important role in education especially during this time of pandemic. It now one of the main tool of the teachers and pupils in teaching and learning process.

Teachers are adapting new communication educational technologies in distance educational programmes their quality could be ensured. Instructions conducted through the use of technologies which significantly or completely eliminate the traditional face to face communication between teacher and students lead to distance education. Now a days, media such as computer, artificial satellites, digital libraries, telephones, radio and television broadcasting and other technologies are presenting their potential for the purpose. Audio, video and print materials provide the base while internet is becoming cheap, fast and effective medium. Immense resources are already available on the web. Google forms, google meet, google classroom are some of the ways on how to deliver instruction which is really different in the traditional ways of teaching.

In addition, technology is the solution made by Deped to bring education to our dear pupils. Programmes of the department has been launched this year like Deped TV, E-Tulay, Deped Commons and many other. These projects hope to gave pupils the education they need.

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THE AUTHOR IS TEACHER III AT SAN JOSE PROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAN LUIS DISTRICT